William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney(until 1470), Baron of Roslin (1410-1484) was a Scottish nobleman and the builder of Rosslyn Chapel. He was the grandson of Scottish explorer Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney. He was Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1454 to 1456. Roslin may refer to: Scotland: Roslin, Scotland, (sometimes spelt Rosslyn or Roslyn) a village in Midlothian, south of Edinburgh Roslin Castle Roslin Institute, where Dolly the Sheep was cloned Battle of Roslin, 1303 [1] People: Toros Roslin, a 13th century Armenian Byzantine style manuscript illuminator (active 1256-1268) Alexander Roslin... Events July 15 – Battle of Grunwald (a. ... Events January 25 - Peter Arbues, chief of the Spanish Inquisition, is assassinated when he is praying in the cathedral at Saragossa, Spain July 6 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of Congo River December 5 - Pope Innocent VIII gives the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Noble is the guitarist of British Sea Power. ... Rosslyn Chapel. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney, Baron of Roslin, and Lord of Shetland (c. ... The Lord Chancellor of Scotland was a senior pre-Union officer in Scotland. ... Events February 4 - In the Thirteen Years War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederacy sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master. ... // Events July 7 - Joan of Arc acquitted (but she had already been executed). ...

Descendant

William Sinclair of Orkney, a descendant of the first William Sinclair of Roslin and of Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, was born in 1766 in Harray Parish, Orkney Islands, a chain of islands which has played a major role in the Sinclair family since the 13th century. He came to Rupert's Land, Canada with the Hudson's Bay Company in 1792. He died in 1818, and was buried at York Factory, Manitoba where his grave marker still stands. More information on this individual can be found at [1]. 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Orkney Islands are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area, and the Orkney constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Ruperts Land Ruperts Land was a territory consisting of much of modern Canada. ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC. TSX: HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada (and the second oldest in North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 8th 647,797 km² 14. ...

See also

• Caithness
• Orkney
• Earl